All hail the mighty pen of the executive, able to correct immigration abuse, low wages for federal contractors, retroactively change the course of technology in the oil industry (did Dr. Who imbibe the pen with the powers of the Tardis?) and even able to declare global warming a fact by fiat.

:-) "Liberalism" has nothing to do with anything. The boss, "old" and "new", is insatiable. That is, and always has been the undeniable nature of the beast, pure, simple physics at work, man is all his animal glory. You are right that it doesn't matter who is in charge. The concept of individual is lost in all coercive hierarchies. There is only 'position' or 'status', with all its attending privileges, not the least of which is sex, and the control of who gets to partake, in the manner prescribed by fiat.

Yes, he has every right to demand them, and hold his breath until his face turns blue. That does not say we have to respond. We have the freedom to ignore him completely. And if nobody responds, what then does he accomplish? What harm is done? Who or what is he the boss of?

What you say is true, in a theoretical sense. However, "the difference between theory and practice is greater in practice than in theory". In practice, the government has vast coercive power. This comes into play even more heavily when children, health, employment, &c start to re-sort our priorities.

Yes we are. Why would you believe otherwise? Money only talks to those who listen, those with weak and corrupt minds. A weapon has a bit more oomph, but he still has to pull the trigger, and unless he has his own smelter, machine tools, etc., somebody has to make the weapon for him.

I believe otherwise because of the way property ownership is structured in the United States. Those who own property, have the freedom to call the shots for everybody else. The punishment is homelessness, mental illness, and finally when the cops catch you, being shot for "resisting".